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WarriorStoic
Enthusiast
Silver Level
Ok I am brand new to the site and am NOT a winning player, thats why I joined.
My first question:
How do you defeat a Maniac....I was told that the best way to do so is to tighten up and show them a hand when you finally get into a pot with them. In the tournament setting however, I have repeatedly attempted this, and in the most recent episode:
STRUCTURE:
stakes 5.50/360 maxplayers(and it was full) site: Stars Blinds: Every 10 min Starting Stack: 3000
Situation: Blinds were at 30 60
I had approx 3500 in chips had won a few small pots w/o showdowns
A guy gets moved to the table he has 1500, proceeds to go all in litterally 5 of every seven hands, even with action in front of him
he goes on a heater and goes form the 1500 to about 2300
all the while im telling myself to be patient and follow the above idea of showing him a hand
long story short i was eaten up by the blinds while this guy litterally crushed the table
and I need to add he was getting his money in bad about 80 percent of the time. some hands that come to memory are like A8 vs A9 A2 vs AK
K9 vs KT QQ vs AA 33 vs JJ K2 vs TT in every one of these examples He had the worst hand and the chips were all in PRE FLOP
so is there another way to combat this guy? or do i stay tight and patient and beleive that this type of run this guy had will NOT occur often
My first question:
How do you defeat a Maniac....I was told that the best way to do so is to tighten up and show them a hand when you finally get into a pot with them. In the tournament setting however, I have repeatedly attempted this, and in the most recent episode:
STRUCTURE:
stakes 5.50/360 maxplayers(and it was full) site: Stars Blinds: Every 10 min Starting Stack: 3000
Situation: Blinds were at 30 60
I had approx 3500 in chips had won a few small pots w/o showdowns
A guy gets moved to the table he has 1500, proceeds to go all in litterally 5 of every seven hands, even with action in front of him
he goes on a heater and goes form the 1500 to about 2300
all the while im telling myself to be patient and follow the above idea of showing him a hand
long story short i was eaten up by the blinds while this guy litterally crushed the table
and I need to add he was getting his money in bad about 80 percent of the time. some hands that come to memory are like A8 vs A9 A2 vs AK
K9 vs KT QQ vs AA 33 vs JJ K2 vs TT in every one of these examples He had the worst hand and the chips were all in PRE FLOP
so is there another way to combat this guy? or do i stay tight and patient and beleive that this type of run this guy had will NOT occur often